Spotswood Expedition over the Blue Ridge Mountains
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Knights_of_the_Golden_Horseshoe_Expedition
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| gptkbp:commemoratedBy |
gptkb:Golden_Horseshoe_award
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| gptkbp:date |
1716
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| gptkbp:influenced |
westward expansion in Virginia
|
| gptkbp:ledTo |
gptkb:Alexander_Spotswood
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Virginia
gptkb:Blue_Ridge_Mountains |
| gptkbp:organizedBy |
gptkb:Alexander_Spotswood
|
| gptkbp:participants |
Rangers
servants gentlemen about 50 men Native American guides |
| gptkbp:purpose |
gptkb:explorer
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| gptkbp:result |
claimed land west of the Blue Ridge for the British Crown
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| gptkbp:significance |
first documented crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains by English colonists
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Alexander_Spotswood
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Spotswood Expedition over the Blue Ridge Mountains
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